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Meaning of shedding

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shedding

verb

Definitions

  1. To part, separate or divide.

    Example: A metal comb shed her golden hair.

  2. To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.

    Example: When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin.

  3. To pour; to make flow.

  4. To allow to flow or fall.

    Example: A tarpaulin sheds water.

verb

Definitions

  1. To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.

    Example: the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament

  2. That which is shed, or cast off.